The Rat Lovers Club! V2

[HellyBoo]

Hey guys. I thought I'd introduce my two new rats.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d1456o&s=6

[Sadies]

Hey guys. I thought I'd introduce my two new rats.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d1456o&s=6

OMG they are just to cute! I love how one of them is half fluffy XD
I really want a hairless however it's pretty near impossible to get one where I live. :(
Or a black, I love blacks too :3

[LadyCrowsong]

How long after putting on lotion should I wait before touching my rats or anything they touch? I feel like the lotion could be dangerous to them so I want to be careful, its just frustrating not being able to interact with them because of it.
(putting on lotion isn't a choice thing, I really hate having it on my hands, but sometimes I actually have to use it or else problems arise...)

I always end up waiting a day or so before interacting with them in hopes the lotion won't have effect by then, but that's quite the amount of time.

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Hey guys. I thought I'd introduce my two new rats.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2d1456o&s=6

Oh gosh! I love the half fluffy one!!

[HellyBoo]

Hehe. He is beautiful. Sweet and cuddly. We are calling him Duey and Her name is BB(Bald Bum) hehe. They are both beautiful.

[rachaelandrats]

I think my boy is sick, what do you guys think? I had to go to my mom's for 5 days and when I came back one of my boys fur was really puffed up and it's usually smooth. Also, his breathing kinda sounded like feint bubbles popping... He also seems really slow, usually when I come home to the cage, he is the first one to the door but today he was the last. I'm really scared, any help?

Definitely.

Like said, he most likely has a respiratory infection. I'd get him to the vets ASAP (today, tomorrow, the soonest you can). It's horrible how fast they can go downhill so it's important to get them the treatment they need as soon as you can.

Few links...

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Without going into loads of details, most vets will / should give them two injections... one for anti inflammatory (in their lungs) and one antibiotic (for the infection), which is then followed up by a course of oral medicine to give at home.

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So my boy wheezes and he has been on meds more than once for it an never got any better. the vet says there's nothing she can do for it. Ive tried the only 2 vets around here that does rats.

[Metallic Dragon]

So my boy wheezes and he has been on meds more than once for it an never got any better. the vet says there's nothing she can do for it. Ive tried the only 2 vets around here that does rats.

Has he ever been on amoxicillan?

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yeah he has. The vets dont know whats up with him. but they said that what ever it is doesnt seem to be affecting him much. His lungs sound clear and his heart sounds fine.

[star star.]

I think my boy is sick, what do you guys think? I had to go to my mom's for 5 days and when I came back one of my boys fur was really puffed up and it's usually smooth. Also, his breathing kinda sounded like feint bubbles popping... He also seems really slow, usually when I come home to the cage, he is the first one to the door but today he was the last. I'm really scared, any help?

Definitely.

Like said, he most likely has a respiratory infection. I'd get him to the vets ASAP (today, tomorrow, the soonest you can). It's horrible how fast they can go downhill so it's important to get them the treatment they need as soon as you can.

Few links...

One
Two
Three

Without going into loads of details, most vets will / should give them two injections... one for anti inflammatory (in their lungs) and one antibiotic (for the infection), which is then followed up by a course of oral medicine to give at home.

I agree.
It's a horrible infection. Our first rat died from it.